New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 12:3-9

3in the dayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117that the watchmenשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004trembleשֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙shei.ya.Zu.'uH2111,and mightyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428menH376stoopוְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּve.hit.'a.ve.TuH5791,the grindingהַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ha.to.cha.nOtH2912ones standH988idleH988becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they are fewמִעֵ֔טוּmi.'E.tuH4591, andthose who lookהָרֹא֖וֹתha.ro.'otH7200throughwindowsבָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ru.BotH699growוְחָשְׁכ֥וּve.cha.she.KhuH2821dimH2821;

4and the doorsדְלָתַ֙יִם֙de.la.Ta.yimH1817on the streetבַּשּׁ֔וּקba.ShukH7784are shutוְסֻגְּר֤וּve.su.ge.RuH5462as thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the grindingH2913millH2913is lowH8217,and one will ariseוְיָקוּם֙ve.ya.KumH6965at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the birdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833,and allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of songהַשִּֽׁיר׃ha.ShirH7892willsingH7817softlyH7817.

5Furthermoreגַּ֣םgamH1571,men are afraidיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi.Ra.'uH3372of a highמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmi.ga.Vo.ahH1364place and of terrorsוְחַתְחַתִּ֣יםve.chat.cha.TimH2849on the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870;the almondהַשָּׁקֵד֙ha.sha.KedH8247treeH8247blossomsH5340,the grasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe.cha.GavH2284dragsוְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣לve.yis.ta.BelH5445himself along, and the caperberryהָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑הha.'a.vi.yo.NahH35is ineffectiveוְתָפֵ֖רve.ta.FerH6565.For manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120goesהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980to his eternalעוֹלָמ֔וֹo.la.MoH5769homeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004whilemournersהַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ha.so.fe.DimH5594goוְסָבְב֥וּve.sa.ve.VuH5437aboutH5437in the streetבָשּׁ֖וּקva.ShukH7784.

6Remember Himbeforeעַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־'ad 'a.Sher lo'-H5704 H834 H3808the silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cordחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256isbrokenיֵרָתֵק֙yi.r.chakH7576and thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091bowlגֻּלַּ֣תgu.LatH1543is crushedוְתָרֻ֖ץve.ta.RutzH7533,the pitcherכַּד֙kadH3537by the wellהַמַּבּ֔וּעַha.ma.Bu.a'H4002is shatteredוְתִשָּׁ֤בֶרve.ti.Sha.verH7665and the wheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534at the cisternהַבּֽוֹר׃ha.BorH953is crushedוְנָרֹ֥ץve.na.RotzH7533;

7then thedustהֶעָפָ֛רhe.'a.FarH6083will returnוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776as it was, and thespiritוְהָר֣וּחַve.ha.Ru.achH7307will returnתָּשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834gaveנְתָנָֽהּ׃ne.ta.NahH5414it.

8“Vanityהֲבֵ֧לha.VelH1892of vanitiesהֲבָלִ֛יםha.va.LimH1892,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Preacherהַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶתha.ko.He.letH6953, “allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605is vanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892!”

9In additionוְיֹתֵ֕רve.yo.TerH3148to beingשֶׁהָיָ֥הshe.ha.YahH1961a wiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450manH2450,the Preacherקֹהֶ֖לֶתko.He.letH6953alsoע֗וֹדodH5750taughtלִמַּד־li.mad-H3925the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971knowledgeדַּ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847;and he ponderedוְאִזֵּ֣ןve.'i.ZenH239,searchedוְחִקֵּ֔רve.chi.KerH2713out and arrangedתִּקֵּ֖ןti.KenH8626manyהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235proverbsמְשָׁלִ֥יםme.sha.LimH4912.

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